Mexican blind brotula

Mexican blind brotula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Brosmophycinae
Tribe: Dinematichthyini
Genus: Typhliasina
Species:
T. pearsei
Binomial name
Typhliasina pearsei
(C. L. Hubbs, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Ogilbia pearsei (C. L. Hubbs, 1938)
  • Typhlias pearsei Hubbs, 1938

The Mexican blind brotula (Typhliasina pearsei) is a species of viviparous brotula endemic to Mexico, where it is found in sinkholes and caves. It is known as sak kay in Mayan and dama blanca ciega in Spanish. This cavefish grows to a standard length of 9.7 cm (3.8 in). It is the only known member of its genus.[2]

  1. ^ Arroyave, J., Schmitter-Soto, J. & Lyons, T.J. 2019. Typhlias pearsei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T39296A2896759. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T39296A2896759.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Typhliasina". FishBase. May 2017 version.